Women Focused Encounters for Resilience Independence Strength and Eudaimonia

Description

The goal of this combination Type 1 hybrid and observational study is to evaluate the impact of a peer delivered intervention of acceptance and comittment therapy(ACT) + exercise + social support to address the substance (ab)use, violence, and AIDS/HIV (SAVA) to improve medication adherence for women living with HIV (WLWH). This intervention will be implemented by community based organizations that focus on WLWH across four counties. The main question it aims to answer are: * Will peer provision of ACT, exercise, and social support improve medication adherence for WLWH? * Will community based organizations be able to sustain the intervention after research is completed, and what changes will need to be made to sustain th eintervention.

Conditions

HIV Infections, Substance Use, Trauma, Medication Adherence

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Study overview

The goal of this combination Type 1 hybrid and observational study is to evaluate the impact of a peer delivered intervention of acceptance and comittment therapy(ACT) + exercise + social support to address the substance (ab)use, violence, and AIDS/HIV (SAVA) to improve medication adherence for women living with HIV (WLWH). This intervention will be implemented by community based organizations that focus on WLWH across four counties. The main question it aims to answer are: * Will peer provision of ACT, exercise, and social support improve medication adherence for WLWH? * Will community based organizations be able to sustain the intervention after research is completed, and what changes will need to be made to sustain th eintervention.

Women Focused Encounters for Resilience Independence Strength and Eudaimonia

Women Focused Encounters for Resilience Independence Strength and Eudaimonia

Condition
HIV Infections
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

San Diego

UC San Diego AntiViral Research Center (AVRC), San Diego, California, United States, 92103

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Is female sex at birth (cis-women)
  • 2. Able to read and understand English
  • 3. Able to participate in a low intensity exercise program
  • 4. HIV-seropositive
  • 5. At risk substance use (any illegal or unprescribed drug), tobacco, marijuana or alcohol use (four or more drinks in one day or 8 or more in one week).
  • 6. Reports missing more ART doses than previous months, or \> 5 in a month, or has a detectable HIV viral load
  • 7. Experienced interpersonal violence
  • 8. Able and willing to provide informed consent
  • 9. Confirmed COVID-19 vaccinated x 2 or willingness to wear a mask during inperson interactions.
  • 1. Unwilling to participate in video record sessions (used to evaluate the quality of the intervention)
  • 2. Enrolled in hospice
  • 3. Not willing or not able to comply with study advisory board group participation agreement.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of California, San Diego,

Maile Karris, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, UCSD

Study Record Dates

2028-05-31